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John Kerry

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John Kerry is a prominent Democratic politician from Massachusetts who served as the 68th Secretary of State from February 2013 to January 2017 under President Barack Obama. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, Kerry was a United States Senator, representing Massachusetts from January 1985 until June 2013. During his time in the Senate, he was known for his work on foreign relations, environmental issues, and healthcare reform. He played a significant role in the negotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, emphasizing the importance of international cooperation in addressing global challenges.

Jan 26, 2004

I'm the nominee, that I'm not taking anything for granted, that I'm a fighter?

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Jan 25, 2004

If any of you in New Hampshire believe that with my record I would have taken the authority that we were given in order to get the inspectors in and have a legitimate threat of force and go to war as a last resort, if you think I would…

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Jan 22, 2004

We have the money for tax cuts for people who earn more than $200,000 a year, but we don't have the money for our veterans. So ladies and gentlemen, this campaign is about making it clear not just to veterans, but to everybody in this…

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Jan 21, 2004

he believes he is the one who has the national security and political experience to defeat President Bush in November.

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Jan 21, 2004

Senator Kerry's aides say tonight the senator needs to do what he has been doing. They say they welcome the opportunity to have Kerry on the stage with the six other candidates.

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Jan 14, 2004

I've always said there are three tickets out of Iowa, and I'm looking for one of them. And we're going to try to do the best we can.

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Jan 14, 2004

So when you go to the caucuses, don't go there to send a message. Go there and send America a president of the United States, because that's what we need to do.

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Jan 12, 2004

I'm here to ask Iowa veterans to join in the veteran's brigade that is crisscrossing this state, to go to the caucuses next Monday.

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Jan 12, 2004

Measure any of the others, and their records with respect to national security, fighting for peace, fighting with respect to the choices of weapons and arms control and all of those things that matter in terms of security in the country…

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